"If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place." ~ Orison Swett Marden
Wow, it was like Marden was speaking to us today, instead of 100 years ago. With the recent statistics that close to 80% of people who ARE employed, hating their job, I guess most people haven't found their place yet. If that's you, keep reading...if not keep reading anyway...
Are you growing in your work? Is your life broadening and deepening? Unfortunately, most people aren't. It's not easy to find what you love to do and grow with that. It's difficult to make changes, especially after you've lived life for a while...Believe me, I know. It was 3 years ago that I realized that I wasn't growing, deepening and broadening my life. The changes haven't been easy but they have been worthwhile!
Find your place! Remember, that the place for the things you want is currently occupied by what you've settled for...Don't settle! It's never too late to be who you were meant to be!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place."
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Are You Succeeding at Things that Don't Matter?
“Our greatest fear should not be failing, but it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
Why have we developed this sense of fear of failure? What has led us to thinking that failure is a bad thing? Most people have come to realize that success isn't possible without failure, but we make that failure label so painful that people will do just about anything to not fail. Including nothing at all...for fear of failure.
Our greatest fear should instead be succeeding at something that doesn't matter! I know a lot of people who are great at things that don't matter. What's the point? Are you succeeding at something that doesn't matter? What makes it matter for you? Maybe someone else has decided that it needs to matter to you, but does it?
Does what you do matter?? (Other than providing you with a paycheck) Does it really matter? I think too often we get stuck doing things just because...Just because it pays the bills...just because it's easy to do...just because it's what I've always done...
Decide what matters to you and do that!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“Our greatest fear should not be failing, but it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
Why have we developed this sense of fear of failure? What has led us to thinking that failure is a bad thing? Most people have come to realize that success isn't possible without failure, but we make that failure label so painful that people will do just about anything to not fail. Including nothing at all...for fear of failure.
Our greatest fear should instead be succeeding at something that doesn't matter! I know a lot of people who are great at things that don't matter. What's the point? Are you succeeding at something that doesn't matter? What makes it matter for you? Maybe someone else has decided that it needs to matter to you, but does it?
Does what you do matter?? (Other than providing you with a paycheck) Does it really matter? I think too often we get stuck doing things just because...Just because it pays the bills...just because it's easy to do...just because it's what I've always done...
Decide what matters to you and do that!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
“Our greatest fear should not be failing, but it should be succeeding at things that don’t matter.”
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Your Most Valuable Possession
"Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions."~John Randolph
How often do we think about time that way? Not often enough! Our most valuable yet perishable of all our possessions. We need to remember that tomorrow is promised to no one. NO ONE! So make each minute count.
"In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking."~ Sir John Lubbock
Here's the truth about time. You will make the time for the things you choose to do. So the next time someone asks you to do something, don't say, "I'm too busy." Be honest. Tell them that what they want you to do isn't important enough for you to do it. They may thank you for it or they may hate you for telling them the truth, but you will feel a lot better.
Here's another thing about time...You will never FIND more time. You need to MAKE more time. This comes down to priorities. Make sure that you are always doing the most productive thing at any given moment!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions."
How often do we think about time that way? Not often enough! Our most valuable yet perishable of all our possessions. We need to remember that tomorrow is promised to no one. NO ONE! So make each minute count.
"In truth, people can generally make time for what they choose to do; it is not really the time but the will that is lacking."~ Sir John Lubbock
Here's the truth about time. You will make the time for the things you choose to do. So the next time someone asks you to do something, don't say, "I'm too busy." Be honest. Tell them that what they want you to do isn't important enough for you to do it. They may thank you for it or they may hate you for telling them the truth, but you will feel a lot better.
Here's another thing about time...You will never FIND more time. You need to MAKE more time. This comes down to priorities. Make sure that you are always doing the most productive thing at any given moment!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions."
Monday, June 27, 2011
Make A New Ending!
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."~Maria Robinson
How true is that?? The challenge is that most of us get caught up in the hashing, re-hashing and bitching about the choices we made before. We need to let go of those thoughts and start fresh every day!
YES, YOU can start today and make a new ending. Yes you can. Don't let those doubts slow you down or stop you. John Kanary said "If doubt is challenging you and you do not act, doubts will GROW. Challenge the doubts with action and YOU will grow." Don't let them grow, act on your new beginning and you will grow, not your doubts. After all, doubts are just stories that we tell ourselves, usually not based in truth or reality, just stories we tell ourselves.
Gandhi said "The future depends on what we do in the present," and Friday's quote was "The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine." It's all determined by what you do today! Remember, every single thing you do matters!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
How true is that?? The challenge is that most of us get caught up in the hashing, re-hashing and bitching about the choices we made before. We need to let go of those thoughts and start fresh every day!
YES, YOU can start today and make a new ending. Yes you can. Don't let those doubts slow you down or stop you. John Kanary said "If doubt is challenging you and you do not act, doubts will GROW. Challenge the doubts with action and YOU will grow." Don't let them grow, act on your new beginning and you will grow, not your doubts. After all, doubts are just stories that we tell ourselves, usually not based in truth or reality, just stories we tell ourselves.
Gandhi said "The future depends on what we do in the present," and Friday's quote was "The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine." It's all determined by what you do today! Remember, every single thing you do matters!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending."
Friday, June 24, 2011
The Secret Is In Your Daily Routine
"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine."~Mike Murdock
Can it really be that easy? Yes, it can. The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. So, that being the case, what is your daily routine? Is it serving you or hurting you? How often do you even consider your daily routine?
Too often we keep doing the same things over and over again and expect different results. Maybe if I try harder...Maybe if I work longer...but doing the same things. Einstein called that INSANITY!
The best thing about this is the fact that you can change your daily routine today! Right now! You don't need to remain stuck in that old, depressing routine, you can change it!
If your business is slow now, look back a couple of months and take a look at the effort that you put in then. It's really easy to see how effective you were then, based on the results that you get today.
"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine." If you aren't succeeding like you want to, look at your daily routine.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine."
Can it really be that easy? Yes, it can. The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine. So, that being the case, what is your daily routine? Is it serving you or hurting you? How often do you even consider your daily routine?
Too often we keep doing the same things over and over again and expect different results. Maybe if I try harder...Maybe if I work longer...but doing the same things. Einstein called that INSANITY!
The best thing about this is the fact that you can change your daily routine today! Right now! You don't need to remain stuck in that old, depressing routine, you can change it!
If your business is slow now, look back a couple of months and take a look at the effort that you put in then. It's really easy to see how effective you were then, based on the results that you get today.
"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine." If you aren't succeeding like you want to, look at your daily routine.
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"The secret of your future is hidden in your daily routine."
Thursday, June 23, 2011
What Do You See?
"True discovery consists not in finding new landscapes, but in seeing the same landscape with new eyes."~Marcel Proust
Are you ready to see new landscapes? Change your eyes!! Proust really means, change the way you think about things. When you see something, do you always think the same thing? Why? Start asking questions about why you think those same things...you might be surprised by the answers.
When was the last time you challenged your thinking? How often do you think about what you are thinking about? It's called Metacognition and you should be doing it all the time. Too often we just let those thoughts that are nonsupportive of what we want stay in our mind too long. Then it holds us back.
Are you ready to change the way you think? Einstein said that "You can't fix a problem with thinking the same way that created the problem." He was saying, change the way you think! I challenge you to do it, change the way you think. A whole new world might open up for you.
See the landscape with new eyes! Change the way you think!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"True discovery consists not in finding new landscapes, but in seeing the same landscape with new eyes."
Are you ready to see new landscapes? Change your eyes!! Proust really means, change the way you think about things. When you see something, do you always think the same thing? Why? Start asking questions about why you think those same things...you might be surprised by the answers.
When was the last time you challenged your thinking? How often do you think about what you are thinking about? It's called Metacognition and you should be doing it all the time. Too often we just let those thoughts that are nonsupportive of what we want stay in our mind too long. Then it holds us back.
Are you ready to change the way you think? Einstein said that "You can't fix a problem with thinking the same way that created the problem." He was saying, change the way you think! I challenge you to do it, change the way you think. A whole new world might open up for you.
See the landscape with new eyes! Change the way you think!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference!
"True discovery consists not in finding new landscapes, but in seeing the same landscape with new eyes."
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Are You Breaking Eggs?
“You can’t make an omelet without breaking the eggs.”~Joseph Campbell
Why is it that people think that they can transform their lives without some challenges? And when the challenges come, they quit working on themselves. Is this you? Challenges are a part of life. They are what makes us grow, learn and help us become who we were meant to be.
Wayne Dyer says "In my world, nothing ever goes wrong." Wow!! What a great view of life to have. Can you have that kind of view? Why not? Everything that happens to you happens for a reason, that's how he can view the world that way. I know that you realize this but have you ever thought about it this way? How do you view your destiny?
“So that’s what destiny is: simply the fulfillment of the potentialities of the energies in your own system.”~ Joseph Campbell
Simply the fulfillment of the potentialities in your own system. Are you reaching your full potential? Why not? What is holding you back? Stop letting reasons keep you from becoming who you were meant to be!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference
“You can’t make an omelet without breaking the eggs.”
Why is it that people think that they can transform their lives without some challenges? And when the challenges come, they quit working on themselves. Is this you? Challenges are a part of life. They are what makes us grow, learn and help us become who we were meant to be.
Wayne Dyer says "In my world, nothing ever goes wrong." Wow!! What a great view of life to have. Can you have that kind of view? Why not? Everything that happens to you happens for a reason, that's how he can view the world that way. I know that you realize this but have you ever thought about it this way? How do you view your destiny?
“So that’s what destiny is: simply the fulfillment of the potentialities of the energies in your own system.”~ Joseph Campbell
Simply the fulfillment of the potentialities in your own system. Are you reaching your full potential? Why not? What is holding you back? Stop letting reasons keep you from becoming who you were meant to be!!
Know. Be Known. Make A Difference
“You can’t make an omelet without breaking the eggs.”
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